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* Molly Grue spends all of ''TheLastUnicorn'' barefoot.

** Really just go [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/search?q=totally+ spies here]], scroll down the page, and knock yourself out.

*** There are more closeups of UmaThurman's bare feet during her fight scene with Daryl Hannah in ''KillBill Vol. 2''.
*** The 5-6-7-8's, the all-female Japanese band who play during the House of Blue Leaves sequence. All three women are barefoot, and there are closeups of the lead singer's bare feet.

** Of special note is the movie ''Hook''. Roberts chose to play the character of [[PeterPan Tinker Bell]] barefoot (Disney's version of the character wore shoes). Reportedly, she even had an assistant on hand to clean her feet between takes.

* In the independent 2007 film ''Paranormal Activity'', which takes place almost entirely within a home at all hours of day and night, Katie Featherston goes barefoot for nearly the entire movie (as does her boyfriend Micah in most scenes).

* ''{{Blades of Glory}}'' has a scene where Will Ferrell's character tries to show what a {{badass}} he is by taking off his skates and skating on the ice barefoot.

* Near the end of ''{{Filth and Wisdom}}'' there are shots of Eugene Hutz's feet propped up on a table. The camera lingers on them for so long the viewer might start to wonder what sort of a relationship the director (Madonna, of all people) had with her lead actor...

* The horror movie ''TheKindred'' has a scene featuring a girl driving, with closeups of her bare foot pressing the gas pedal. [[spoiler:Then, a monster that was hidden inside a watermelon on the car's back seat emerges and kills her. ItMakesSenseInContext.]]
* Curiously common in films starring Will Smith. Most prominently, ''The Legend of Bagger Vance'', in which he spends a dreamy length determining the direction of the grass.

* There is a scene in Bernardo Bertolucci's ''The Last Emperor'' where one woman has her toes sucked by another.
* ''KingKong''. In both the original Cooper film and the recent Jackson remark, Ann Darrow is barefoot for most of the movie. Special focus is given to this fact in the newest ''Kong'', which might be related to director PeterJackson's real-life penchant for going barefooted.

* In the "Lullaby of Broadway" sequence of ''Gold Diggers of 1935'', an early close-up focuses on the main character's feet as she slowly rolls off a pair of pantyhose and slides her feet under her bed covers. Since [[BusbyBerkeleyNumber Busby Berkeley]] was well-known for giving his dance sequences thick sexual overtones, this could have been his way of [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar slipping in something for the foot fetishists]] without getting in trouble with the [[HaysCode Hays Office]].

* DC Comics character Dolphin.

* Mort from ''{{The Penguins of Madagascar}}'' has a [[{{Understatement}} huge]] thing for King Julien's feet. Not only is it [[RunningGag refenced to often]] (in some form) but there was even an episode centered around trying to cure him of his foot fetish. Interestingly enough, King Julien's feet are the only ones Mort cares about.
* The Captain's Daughter from ''TheDrinkyCrowShow'' is another barefooter. (Technically, so are Drinky Crow and Uncle Gabby, but since they're {{Half Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s they don't count.)

* Episode 4 of ''[[GenesisOfAquarion Aquarion]]'' is basically a crowning moment of Foot Focus. In the beginning of the episode, the teacher demands all the students take off their shoes, then individually inspects all of their feet. The topic of feet and footsteps becomes a major point of the episode, and at the end, the three heroes defeat the enemy by taking off their shoes and piloting Aquarion while barefoot. And of course, tons of close-ups throughout.
* Asuka's bare feet are highlighted when Shinji chokes and [[NeckLift lifts her up]] in EndOfEvangelion.

* Asuka's bare feet are highlighted when Shinji chokes and [[NeckLifts lifts her up]] in EndOfEvangelion.

-->''"There are plenty of theories. It could just be cross-wiring. In the control map of the brain, the genitals are right next to the feet."''\\
-- '''Dr. Huang''' (on foot fetishes), ''{{Law and Order Special Victims Unit}}''

* ''TheLittleMermaid'' features the famous scene of Ariel playing with her new feet. (See the picture above or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLR-XhQ6dog this link]].)
** That's not the only time we see Ariel's feet. She's also barefoot in several other scenes in that film; in fact, most of the scenes in which she ''has'' feet, they're bare. Ariel is also barefoot multiple times in the sequel, including a scene in which there is a close-up of her bare feet stepping out of her shoes and walking into the water. (Caps from both films viewable [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-ariel.html here]].)

* Other Disney barefooters include [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] (caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-sleeping-beauty.html here]]), [[TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Esmeralda]] (caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-esmeralda-bonus.html here]]), {{Pocahontas}} (caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-pocahontas-bonus.html here]]), [[AtlantisTheLostEmpire Kida]], [[{{Disney.Tarzan}} Tarzan]], and {{Disney/Aladdin}}.
** In what might be an indication of how important bare feet are to her character, there were complaints -- and not just from foot fetishists -- when Esmeralda inexplicably gained shoes for the direct to DVD ''[[{{Sequelitis}} Notre Dame 2]]''. However, the movie is not totally devoid of feet; there are at least two [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-madellaine.html scenes]] in which the new heroine Madellaine goes barefoot in order to practice tightrope walking. And yes, there are close-ups. (Viewable at 2:16 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_9dHNlzYwI here]].)

* Jane from ''[[{{Disney.Tarzan}} Tarzan]]'' has one of her boots stolen by a mischievous ape, after which there is a scene where Tarzan holds up and examines her now bare foot. She spends most of the rest of the movie barefoot after that.
** It's worth noting that Jane goes barefoot throughout the SpinOff TV series ''{{The Legend of Tarzan}}''. (Caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-jane-bonus.html here]].) Also, one of the series' recurring villains, DarkMagicalGirl-cum-FemmeFatale Queen La, is another barefooter. (Caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-la-bonus.html here]].)

* Although the stepsisters' feet are shown very prominently in ''{{Cinderella}}'', there's little foot content from Cinderella herself. (Cinderella's bare feet are seen in close-up a handful of times, most prominently when the prince's servant tries the glass slipper on her, but given that the artists seem to have forgotten to draw toes on her, it hardly counts.) However, one of the sequels, ''Cinderella III: A Twist in Time'' opens with a close-up of Cinderella's (now MUCH more detailed) bare feet gliding down the stairs. (Caps from both films can be seen [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-cinderella-bonus.html here]].)
* There's a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VET7ZP3Kc scene]] in ''{{Mulan}}'' in which our heroine decides to stand in for her father at the army. As she walks toward her father's armory, a brief slow-motion scene shows us just her feet walking away from us, toward the back of the room. Her feet are wet, if that counts for anything. There are also some pretty good views of her feet near the beginning of the film when she is playing with her dog. (Caps from both scenes can be viewed [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-mulan-bonus.html here]].)
* ''{{Hercules}}'' has a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjwXCymZ34Q scene]] where Megara tries to seduce the title character by thrusting her sandal-clad foot in his face.

* It's been confirmed that Rapunzel from ''{{Tangled}}'' will go barefoot as well. The [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810121160/video full trailer] includes a close-up of her feet touching the Earth for the first time as she escapes the tower.
** It might be worth mentioning that ''Tangled'' has Glen Keane as Executive Producer and former director, and he has previously animated at least six characters who went barefoot: [[TheRescuers Penny]], [[{{Disney/TheLittleMermaid}} Ariel]], [[{{Film/BeautyAndTheBeast}} "Adam,"]] [[{{Disney/Aladdin}} Aladdin]], {{Pocahontas}}, and [[{{Disney/Tarzan}} Tarzan]].

* QuentinTarantino is famous for it. On the Tyra Banks show, he confirmed his "fondness" for feet, and said it was a "[[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy black male thing]]," whatever that means... [[FridgeLogic even though black males are stereotypically obsessed with butts, but whatever]]...

*** When the Bride (played by Uma Thurman) attempts to get her atrophied legs moving again, the camera can be seen focusing on her bare feet as she tries to "wiggle her big toe".
*** There are more closeups of Uma Thurman's bare feet during her fight scene with Daryl Hannah in ''KillBill Vol. 2''.

** The entire opening credit sequence of ''{{Grindhouse}}: Death Proof'' runs over the image of Sydney Tamiia Poitier's bare feet propped up on the dashboard of a moving car. This coincides with Tarantino's name appearing in the credits. And need we mention the [[spoiler:severed foot flying out into the street]]? No, we needn't. Additionally, the DVD edit of the film shows Stuntman Mike surreptitiously playing with, and licking, a sleeping Rosario Dawson's feet.
** ''PulpFiction'' features a lengthy discussion about how erotic foot massages are. Uma Thurman goes barefoot at her home and during the dance competition. When Bruce Willis is picked up by a cab driver played by Angela Jones, there's a closeup of her bare foot pressing the gas pedal.
** Richie in ''FromDuskTillDawn'' (a character presumably written for himself, by himself) conspicuously stares at Juliette Lewis's bare feet. Later he drinks tequila poured over Salma Hayek's foot and sucks her toes.
** In ''JackieBrown'', there is a close-up of the feet of Melanie, played by Bridget Fonda.

* Galadriel in Peter Jackson's version of ''{{The Lord of the Rings}}''.

* In ''NimsIsland'', Nim's idyllic tropical island and relaxed way of life lead to her going barefoot a lot. When she does wear shoes, they're an easy slip-off type with no socks. There's even a scene where she casually talks on the phone and has the phone cord threaded through her toes. In fact, pretty much anytime one of the three leading actors (Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler) is barefoot, the director makes damn ''sure'' you know about it.
* ''RealityBites'' features a close-up of Winona Ryder's naked feet [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xIVE_keS5k propped up on a table as she watches TV]].
* Have we forgotten the scene in the first ''CharliesAngels'' [[TheMovie film]] where Alex (Lucy Liu) pretends to be a masseuse to get info out of the bad guy? She starts by walking on his back, but by the end of it she's crushing his face with her bare feet. And yes, we get plenty of close-ups of it all.

** In one scene, we see Eleanor painting her toenails, including a close-up of her foot, while she comments to Theodora that doing so makes her feel "wicked". (Eleanor is depicted as a shy, withdrawn woman who has suddenly taken a romantic interest in Dr. Markway, the dashing host.)

* ''{{Blades of Glory}}'' has a scene where Will Ferrell's character tries to show what a BadAss he is by taking off his skates and skating on the ice barefoot.

** ''I, Robot'' starts with a close-up of his feet in bed, and includes a strong focus on his shoes.

* JamesCameron's films often include close-ups of feet, although they aren't always bare. In ''{{Film/Avatar}}'', for example, it emphasises Sully's joy (he's a paraplegic) in being able to move his toes and feel the dirt between them after linking with his Avatar.

* ''[[LoveValourCompassion Love! Valour! Compassion!]]'' has the narrator, Gregory,constantly barefoot or in sandals. Slightly justified by the fact that he is a dancer. [[/folder]]

** But in ''[[TheMovie Serenity]]'', River wears boots. At least mostly.
** Multiple choice on Summer Glau's feet. Is this particular focus (A) to emphasize the stealth of her dangerous characters, (B) because her feet are lethal weapons, (C) because Summer has the feet of the superb dancer she is, or (D) all of the above. More to the point, are any of these points likely to escape Joss Whedon's thinking?
** This, combined with the frequent display of Fred's feet on ''{{Angel}}'', has led many to suspect that Joss Whedon has a [[AuthorAppeal foot fetish]]. However, it should be noted that Whedon's longest running show, ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', never featured feet that prominently.
*** But then again, in his new series ''{{Dollhouse}}'', Echo (Eliza Dushku) is always barefoot when inside the Dollhouse. And in this [[http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x74/chicbn872/TV%20Shows/dollhouse.jpg promo pic]], ''three'' characters are barefoot.

*** The opening of 2x5 "Reptile Boy," had Buffy on her bed, watching a bollywood movie with willow and Xander, with her bare feet clearly on display (though admittedly not as prominently as in his later works), and Willow mentions an unseen footrub in the movie to have been "personal."

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If close-ups of bare feet feature prominently in a work, it may be AuthorAppeal -- or it may just be coincidence. It is speculated that feet are the third most frequently {{fetish}}ized body part, right after [[KeepAbreastOfThisIndex breasts]], [[BabyGotBack asses]], and [[ShesGotLegs legs]]. Nevertheless, feet and ankles are seldom used as FanService anymore; getting turned on by bare feet is considered outside the mainstream.

If close-ups of bare feet feature prominently in a work, it may be AuthorAppeal -- or it may just be coincidence. It is speculated that feet are the second most frequently {{fetish}}ized body part, right after [[KeepAbreastOfThisIndex breasts]]. Nevertheless, feet are seldom used as FanService anymore; getting turned on by bare feet is considered outside the mainstream.

* QuentinTarantino is famous for it. On the Tyra Banks show, he confirmed his "fondness" for feet, and said it was a "[[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy black male thing]]," whatever that means.

* Episode 4 of [[GenesisOfAquarion Aquarion]] is basically a crowning moment of Foot Focus. In the beginning of the episode, the teacher demands all the students take off their shoes, then individually inspects all of their feet. The topic of feet and footsteps becomes a major point of the episode, and at the end, the three heroes defeat the enemy by taking off their shoes and piloting Aquarion while barefoot. And of course, tons of close-ups throughout.

* Episode 4 of [[Aquarion]] is basically a crowning moment of Foot Focus. In the beginning of the episode, the teacher demands all the students take off their shoes, then individually inspects all of their feet. The topic of feet and footsteps becomes a major point of the episode, and at the end, the three heroes defeat the enemy by taking off their shoes and piloting Aquarion while barefoot. And of course, tons of close-ups throughout.

* Beast ... the original, human-looking version ... of the X-Men had a costume with no boots, and it wasn't uncommon for his feet to be prominently displayed. Subverted in that there was a good reason (his toes were prehensile and his feet served as almost another set of hands), and it's difficult to imagine anyone finding his size umpty-large and rather gorilla-like feet "sexy." The blue hairy thing version also seems to go barefoot, but that's less remarkable since he doesn't wear much ''else'' either.

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* ''MahouSenseiNegima!'' has this, naturally. There are an inordinate number of instances which focus on [[FetishFuelStationAttendant Evangeline's]] feet. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v07/c054/11.html For]] [[http://www.onemanga.com/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!/163/08/ an]] [[http://www.onemanga.com/Mahou_Sensei_Negima!/208/07/ example...]]

** It's worth noting that Jane goes barefoot throughout the SpinOff TV series ''The Legend of {{Tarzan}}''. (Caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-jane-bonus.html here]].) Also, one of the series' recurring villains, DarkMagicalGirl-cum-FemmeFatale Queen La, is another barefooter. (Caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-la-bonus.html here]].)

** It might be worth mentioning that ''Tangled'' has Glen Keane as Executive Producer and former director, and he has previously animated at least six characters who went barefoot: [[TheRescuers Penny]], [[{{Disney/TheLittleMermaid}} Ariel]], [[{{Film/BeautyAndTheBeast}} "Adam,"]] [[{{Disney/Aladdin}} Aladdin]], {{Pocahontas}}, and [[{{Film/Tarzan}} Tarzan]].

* Jane from ''[[{{Film.Tarzan}} Tarzan]]'' has one of her boots stolen by a mischievous ape, after which there is a scene where Tarzan holds up and examines her now bare foot. She spends most of the rest of the movie barefoot after that.

* Other Disney barefooters include [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] (caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-sleeping-beauty.html here]]), [[TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Esmeralda]] (caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-esmeralda-bonus.html here]]), {{Pocahontas}} (caps [[http://animefeet.blogspot.com/2009/02/disney-invasion-week-pocahontas-bonus.html here]]), [[AtlantisTheLostEmpire Kida]], [[{{Film.Tarzan}} Tarzan]], and {{Disney/Aladdin}}.

* In the 1963 film ''The Haunting'', Eleanor Lance (played by Julie Harris) goes barefoot in several scenes, almost always while she is in her nightgown--in contrast to Theodora (Claire Bloom), the other female lead, who rarely if ever is seen barefoot.

* The magical romantic comedy "When in Rome" pays particular attention to main actress Kirsten Bell's feet: with a painter wanting to see her feet so he could paint them adequately to several close-up scenes (one involving the said painter caressing her feet through her peep-toe shoes). In fact, Kirsten Bell spends a good portion of the movie running around barefoot.
* EdwardScissorhands, of all movies. The scene where Edward gives the promiscuous Joyce a haircut. During it, Joyce moans and slightly writhes and the DiscretionShot comes in the form of FootFocus - we see her feet and toes curl with pleasure.
* Love!Valour!Compassion! has the narrator, Gregory,constantly barefoot or in sandals. Slightly justified by the fact that he is a dancer. [[/folder]]

* Love!Valour!Compassion! have the narrator of the film constantly barefoot or in sandals. Slightly justified by the fact that he is a dancer. [[/folder]]

* EdwardScissorhands, of all movies. The scene where Edward gives the promiscuous Joyce a haircut. During it, Joyce moans and slightly writhes and the DiscretionShot comes in the form of FootFocus - we see her feet and toes curl with pleasure. [[/folder]]

** Several Joss Stone videos. Not to mention much of her live performance [[IncrediblyLamePun footage]].